Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-05-28
CARELESS, GOOD-NATURED SASSY.
The Kind OF People One Meets in South
western Missouri.

different from the conventional uncon,
Germ of the ..old-time'' Arkansaw
squatter. A traveller on horseback,
who had been out all day in the chilling
rain. stopped late in the night at q
small stone house situated on the tor
of "A black knob. After the traveller
had shouted until he feared that his
throat had been permanently damaged
the Goor was opened with n creak tina,
echoed down the ''hollow.'
''Aiister," the traveller began, II an
as wet as a dog, and"
Must NV been in the rain" the ma.
tive broke in, opening the door a little
wider and poking out his head a little
farther.
YES. since 5 o'clock this morning.
"Got er putty early start, low"
pretty early? Yes, I've been out
in the rain since 5 o'clock, and"
"Rainin' when you started, reckon
Eyes, but my business was urgent
that had to leave"
''Wha business are We IMP"
III am a large dealer in salt and
'Reckon that about all yer've got
with yer is melted by this timer"
''Got zone with me, of course. NV
friend, don't like TO put you 10 any
Inconvenience, but you see"
KANT say that | do. Mout ef il
wasn't SO ALTERED dark"
IL say, you must know"
didn't. Yer said | see"
''Well, that makes no difference. |
am as wet as a dog and am very cold,
and if you can't do anything else for
me let me come in and give me a drink
of water, for i am as dry as a powder
horn"
Thought yer wuz ez wet ez er dog
IL am"
Then how ken yer be ez dry ez er
powder horn?"
Here, let us do away with these
bubbles. | am in distress, and want
you 10 nelp me
Don't be noways back'ards; hep
yerse'f."
"Yeu are certainly a tough GUS
toner"
That's whut Eli Bragg, the miller,
says when he tries to cheat me-"
Il don't care a cent what Eli Bragg
says, i"
''Me nuther."
"Look here"
.sWall."
May l get off my horse and come
IMP"
''Ef yer come in / reckon yer'll have
to git often yer horse"
''Well, in case | come in, what must
| do with my horse?"
leave him outside, | reckon"
Haven't you got any shelter for
your stock?'
NO"
Doesn't the bad weather nearly kill
them?"
No"
How do you account for that?"
"Ain't got no stock"
Haven't you got as much as a
smoke-house to give shelter to my
horse?'
'Got no smoke-housc. All the smoke
we want we cit in here"
suppose | lead him through the
gate and turn him lose in the lotP"
"All right"
The traveller turned his horse loose
and entered the house. The host
raked the chunks together and soon a
bright blaze sprang up in the great
fireplace. He did not stop at this small
attempt to make his guest comfortable,
but brought him a chunk" of corr
bread and the broiled foot of a hog.
IL nm deeply thankful to YOU"
mot or tall"
81 suppose there is enough in
the lot to enable my horse to walk
around and keep warmP"
L'Oh, yas."
Il am glad that / wasn't compelled
10 tie him, fearing that he might break
loose and 60 back, sixteen miles, to the
place from which l started this morn
lHS. udNc iOoI uy IOdu, Dul uOubl-
less he knows well enough where he is.
He is a very valuable animal. SO you
say he's got plenty of roomP"
"Oh, yas."
''How many acres are there in the
lotp"
Don't know"
''How far across from one fence to
I he otherp'
IL don't know. l didn't make but
one fence. Thar mout be ernother one.
but l amt seed it Wit. Reckon thar's
one sommers 'twixt here an the state
line. Don't be in er hurry. Wy,
never seen a man in SIGH a shlver.
W'yn't l tell yerp Wy, dad blame
yer ugly pictur, yer didn't AK me.
Must be er blame fool ter think that |
ken tend ter yore business an mine
too. Good-by.'-Arkansaw Traveller.
A cause that cannot stand discussion
is lost. The closing of O'Brien's
mouth by the authorities Of Montreal
will arouse the Indignation of every
right minded person. Mr.. O'Brien
asked the privilege of merely explain
inc the landlord system i'm Ireland.